FILE - In this Monday, March 7, 2011 file photo, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, right, and Ohio Speaker of the House William G. Batchelder embrace during a news-conference in Brooklyn, Ohio. Kasich, who faces re-election next year, said he also expects more work to be done on a tax rate hike on oil and gas drillers. One measure, which is co-sponsored by Batchelder, would raise the severance tax rate on horizontally drilled wells by 1 percent, then 2 percent, while rolling back similar taxes on traditional wells. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)